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A guide to romantic movies for every relationship status this Valentine’s Day

Lea Tran February 13, 2025
I hope this list was able to give you some inspiration on what to watch this Valentine’s Day. I know not everyone is on the same page when it comes to love, but no matter how or what you’re celebrating, everyone deserves to end the night with a good movie.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: College acceptances portrayed in adolescent media perpetuate a dangerous, unrealistic standard

Editors March 8, 2021
A better depiction of college applications in the media would be showing a sincere reason for the character’s choice of school and a more personalized college search. If producers lead with characters’ genuine motivations rather than sticking with the tried and true big-name school, it will give way to a diversity of acceptances and more realistic representations on what college is truly like.

‘To All the Boys: Always and Forever’

Maya Frankel February 22, 2021
The storyline was cute, but of course, in a cheesy way.
“Holidate,” a romantic comedy starring Emma Roberts and Luke Bracey, debuted on Netflix on Wednesday. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: ‘Holidate’ is an unfunny, miserable time-waster

David Simon October 29, 2020

“Holidate” is a clunky romantic comedy that tries to be self-aware but mainly comes across like a mean-spirited Hallmark movie. The movie, which was released on Netflix on Wednesday, centers...

Dacre Montgomery and Geraldine Viswanathan star in TriStar Pictures' THE BROKEN HEARTS GALLERY. © 2020 Columbia TriStar Marketing Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. PHOTO BY GEORGE KRAYCHYK

REVIEW: ‘Broken Hearts Gallery’ contrived and tired, but light-hearted and fun

Sarah Wager September 16, 2020
The film portrays the classic rom-com formula with a bit of a fresh spin, and the results are bittersweet, comical and sometimes disturbing.
WILSHERE: Does only one true love exist?

WILSHERE: Does only one true love exist?

Meredith Wilshere March 3, 2016

A recent examination of romantic comedies in my gender studies class has led me to question two things: why Hugh Grant isn’t in more of them, and why there is always the reinforcement of the “one true...

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